Corcoran Grocery

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 28, 2017
• address5601 W Corcoran Pl, Chicago 60644
• cuisineGrocery Store

Is Corcoran Grocery clean?

Corcoran Grocery is currently Fail from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on July 28, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Corcoran Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 28, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🌡️food received at unsafe tempscritical
  Hand Washing Facilities: With Soap And Sanitary Hand Drying Devices, Convenient And Accessible To Food Prep Area • NO SOAP NOR PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT REAR EXPOSED HAND SINK. NO PAPER TOWELS AT STAFF WASHROOM AFTER OUR REQUEST SOAP AND PAPER TOWEL PROVIDED. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-030
• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors • WE OBSERVED OVER 40 RAT DROPPINGS IN BASEMENT AREA.NO FOOD .EMPLOYEE PRESENTLY REMOVED SAID DROPPINGS. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
• ⚠️Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. BROKEN/MISSING LIDS.OPENED BAGS WITH FOOD INSIDE THE SAID CONTAINER.MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR CONTAINER. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
  Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered • OUTSIDE GARBAGE CONTAINER NOT MAINTAINED. BROKEN/MISSING LIDS.OPENED BAGS WITH FOOD INSIDE THE SAID CONTAINER.MUST PROVIDE LIDS FOR CONTAINER. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
• 🌡️hot/cold holding temps off
  * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served • NO VALID CITY SANITATION CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.SERVING/SCOOPING FRESH ICE CREAM, NACHOS WITH MELTED CHEESE AND HOT DOG. AT LEAST ONE CERTIFIED FOOD HANDLE MUST BE ON SITE WHEN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD ARE HANDLED AND SERVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-012(A)
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NO DIPPING WELL PROVIDED FOR SCOOPING FRESH ICE CREAM. MUST INSTALL BY THE CHEST ICE CREAM. REMOVE CARDBORDS USED FOR LINER ON SHELVES.
  Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained • NO DIPPING WELL PROVIDED FOR SCOOPING FRESH ICE CREAM. MUST INSTALL BY THE CHEST ICE CREAM. REMOVE CARDBORDS USED FOR LINER ON SHELVES.
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,NEED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
  Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used • BROKEN FLOOR TILES THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES,NEED TO REPAIR/REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE.
• 🪳pests in the house
  Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • BROKEN STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK,INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE.

When was Corcoran Grocery last inspected?

Corcoran Grocery has 14 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Corcoran Grocery vs Austin

Austin runs 65% clean across 770 tracked restaurants — 493 clean, 148 mid, 121 cooked.

Against the 770 spots Cooked tracks in Austin, this one comes out cleaner than 12% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 28, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.